Is a civilian allowed to own and posess an MK48 front unit?

[trukhead]

I am interested in owning a MK48 and a mk47 rear unit. can a civilian own one and does the army get rid of them?

 

[frodobaggins]

Yes you can own one, good luck finding one. I believe most of these are getting rebuilt
instead of surplussed.

 

[Stalwart]

Last one I saw was pretty rough and rusty and at $50,000 it probably was a good buy.

You WILL NOT get one cheap, as Frodo said, they are all going back for rebuild. The trailers you can get however.

 

[trukhead]

Ya I found a trailer and put a bid on it then got out bid and put bids on the other 2 and will probably get out bid on them. I guess I will maybe let them pass.

 

[rwbrown72]

Ya I found a trailer and put a bid on it then got out bid and put bids on the other 2 and will probably get out bid on them. I guess I will maybe let them pass.

What are you going to do with the trailer and not the power unit?

 

[frodobaggins]

What are you going to do with the trailer and not the power unit?

Seen some guys put on a lunette. Another grafted one to the back of a 5 ton

 

[Stalwart]

Too bad you couldn't hook the driveline to the back differential, but the gear ratio would be wrong.

 

[goldneagle]

Too bad you couldn't hook the driveline to the back differential, but the gear ratio would be wrong.

It would be neat if someone could fabricate a gear adapter to compensate for the different ratio.

 

[Stalwart]

It could be done and you would need a viscous coupling so minor tire wear differences wouldn't have the trailer either pushing or pulling the tractor. LOTSA $$$$$$

 

[trukhead]

What would I do with an Mk47

Well it is rebuilt so I thought I could collect it and wait for the front part to become available and then buy that part.

Until then I thought just graft on a truck front like a cabover or conventional pete. Just use the rear 2 axles to drive and have a steer axle up front.

I'd use it to fetch bails of hay off the farm until I found the MK48 then I'd show it off in parades and Mil shows and generally drive it around the farm.



I day dream to much!

 

[gimpyrobb]

I guess there is no way to swap out the axles?

 

[budweiser bill]

I know for a fact you can own them, finding them is the trick I have 2, bought my 1st in 2003 the 2nd in 2006 havent seen another for sale after that one, which may be a good thing for anybody concidering buying one they are very expensive to restore and the parts are imposible to find. all that being said I love the crap out of my mk48 Im just a few parts away from completing one the other I'm going to make into a movie prop and hope to recoupe some money so good luck with your search

 

[Stalwart]

Parts are easy, paying Oshkosh prices is HARD!

 

[doghead]

I day dream to much!

Please wake up enough from your day dreaming, to post in the correct/appropriate Forum.

This thread has nothing to do with improving the SS web site.

 

[rwbrown72]

I know for a fact you can own them, finding them is the trick I have 2, bought my 1st in 2003 the 2nd in 2006 havent seen another for sale after that one, which may be a good thing for anybody concidering buying one they are very expensive to restore and the parts are imposible to find. all that being said I love the crap out of my mk48 Im just a few parts away from completing one the other I'm going to make into a movie prop and hope to recoupe some money so good luck with your search

You can't talk about it and not show us some pictures! Those are the rules!

 

[wreckerman893]

Ted's Trucks and Stuff in Dothan, AL has some HEMMT's. You might graft a HEMMT front end onto the rear unit.
Ted is good folks but real proud of his stuff.
'- Teds Trucks N Stuff Store - Military vehicles and parts, milirary surplus items'

 

[KsM715]

Dare to dream.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-...818-ideas-peppered-too-much-testosterone.html

 

[patracy]

Ted's Trucks and Stuff in Dothan, AL has some HEMMT's. You might graft a HEMMT front end onto the rear unit.
Ted is good folks but real proud of his stuff.
'- Teds Trucks N Stuff Store - Military vehicles and parts, milirary surplus items'

I sent them an email about it. I've got an MK17 that would be nice to match up to the front...

 

[135gmc]

If they're getting rebuilt, government contractors are going to be bidding on them at the auctions so they can rebuild them for sale to the US or to a NATO customer - that happened to me on a surplis sale last year - the price was perfect until the last hour, then it tripled in a few minutes and I quit bidding.